Letters, Sep. 26, 1960

The Political Arena

Sir:

"1960-1964, years of decision," is what we face as voters. To make the voters get out of their easy chairs and stop watching television, has either party given us a man of distinction, with a definite, clear approach to our problems?

The politicians have given us two candidates that meet motivational research standards of offending few people, of having good television personalities, of having presentable families, of agreeing on most problems facing our country. If neither the Madison Avenue-modeled Nixon nor the family-owned Kennedy production gets us excited, then...

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